Help .. Light mounting on shorty's

Bush Man

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I'm trying to locate a light mounting solution for the 12.5 grizzly etc. With no extra tube or barrel ahead of the forend it looks difficult to find the proper setup.

I don't like the looks of the surefire setup so thats out. And I don't want a dozen rails on the forend either.

I did find the GG&G forend at brownells that has a small rail through it, I believe the rail mounts to the forend tube. Is there any Canadian dealers that would supply something like this? And has anybody used this setup with success?

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you can make your own. i purchased some short aluminum picatinny rails on ebay ($5), then made a rectangular recessed slot for it in my forend with a dremel. i drilled and tapped a coarse thread screw into the forend, then JB welded both the rail and screws in. its held up for almost 2 years now with no signs of loosening. if it does loosen somehow, ill recess a couple of short nuts on the inside, but i havent needed to yet.

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^incidentally, i dont like PGs - one is on my Wingmaster to show that if you want the shortest 12GA instead of a PGO shotgun you can just buy an 8.5" Grizzly and have a fully functional gun with a full stock instead.
 
You know that looks like the best method! I thought I might get laughed at JB welding it on, getting the bubba comments. I have a machine shop so I might as well throw the forend in the mill and cut it in properly. I'm off to ebay to find a rail!
 
Bush Man said:
You know that looks like the best method! I thought I might get laughed at JB welding it on, getting the bubba comments. I have a machine shop so I might as well throw the forend in the mill and cut it in properly. I'm off to ebay to find a rail!
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you need more than just the JB weld to hold it on - i tapped mine for coarse thread screws.
also, dont recess it TOO deep or you wont be able to slide the flashlight mount on.
 
Yes I realize I need to screw it on as well. The jb will give it a solid backing support though. Haven't decided on a forend yet, still looking for a grizzly. Might just buy a 14" barrel for my 870 bird gun. I also ordered 2 3" long picatinny rails and a streamlight tlr-1 to go on it.
 
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